Panamanian ports have reported healthy cargo volumes figures in the first quarter of 2020, but expect to COVID-19 impact from the second quarter.

Dr Martin Stopford, eminent shipping economist and President of Clarkson Research Services, believes that the Covid-19 pandemic could prove to be the catalyst that forces shipping to undergo the radical adjustments needed if it is to get anywhere...

China is strengthening control measures for the containment of imported COVID-19 cases, stating that international ship crew are not allowed to come ashore as a matter of principle.

A new cluster of COVID-19 infection has been identified at Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore, the second such cluster in the ship repair sector.

Cyprus Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis expects the COVID-19 pandemic to affect scheduled drilling in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), after Exxon Mobil informed the government they will be delaying a planned drill in their block 10...

Enquiries for lay-up services have surged in recent weeks to eclipse even that seen during the global financial crisis in 2009, according to Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM).

Business is in “shutdown mode” across the US; weekly unemployment statistics just released on 9 April (numbering 6.6m, a staggering number- in line with that of late March figures) confirm that if walking around deserted downtowns did not, but...

In the latest move to get crew changes happening again the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has joined forces with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

China’s eight major ports’ container volume declined last week, while the major ports along Yangtze river saw cargo volumes continue to grow.